You can say anything to anyone, but how you say it will determine how they will react.

Not a single person whose name is worth remembering lived a life of ease.

The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.

Try not to be a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

You have a viable business only if your product is either better or cheaper than the alternatives. If it’s not one or the other, you might make some money at first, but it’s not a sustainable business.

If you live for weekends or vacations, your shit is broken

If you ain’t making waves, you ain’t kickin’ hard enough

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

The longer you’re not taking action the more money you’re losing

Most 'impossible' goals can be met simply by breaking them down into bite-size chunks, writing them down, believing them, and then going full speed ahead as if they were routine.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong.

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.